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Zoo Atlanta Receives China’s Pandas for One-Month Quarantine

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Zoo Atlanta received male panda Ping Ping and female panda Fu Shuang from China.
They landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, aboard a FedEx “Panda Express” Boeing 777.
The pandas entered a one-month quarantine in a biosecure area of the new complex.
President and CEO Raymond B. King called the arrival a historic moment for Atlanta.
Their arrival follows a new 10-year research agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association.

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Zoo Atlanta received male panda Ping Ping and female panda Fu Shuang from China.
They landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, aboard a FedEx “Panda Express” Boeing 777.
The pandas entered a one-month quarantine in a biosecure area of the new complex.
President and CEO Raymond B. King called the arrival a historic moment for Atlanta.
Their arrival follows a new 10-year research agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association.